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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-08-13
THAT MISERABLE "IF."
She has grace,
A~A f

L.
She has grace,
And q face
That attention attracts.
And she socially plays the first role;
And no one would be
So happy as She
II she only could hide that big molel
He has wealth
He has health.
And can have, at command.
ANY thing that his fancy may please
And no one would be
So happy as he
II his pants didn't bag at the knees:
We are all
Short and tall.
Young and old. rich and poor
Yes, we're all OF US in the same skin:
How happy we'd be
Tis easy to see
Were IL not for that miserable "H."
-C0lmmbus Dispdtch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-08-13

Writing a letter is, to many people.
m irksome task. but it isn't half 70
irksome rs it 10 to hear = lawyer read
ing your letter aloud five years after
ward in open court-Joursal Of Eduos.
ton.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-08-13

Boston rejoices in the aPplfca6on
Of steam power to boot polishing. In
. shop located in the midst Of the dis
ciples Of Blackstone hes been htsed up
an engine with complex aErangsmsnt
Of scraps By which brushes ere whirisd
q . surprising rate. The castomers
sre seated on . board bench and aEe
polished oil . very shoEt tima.-K Il
SuR
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-08-13

Eugene Philips sixteen years old.
while practicing gymnasties on .
butchers rack. in New York. one even-
ing lately. was caught On Tie sharp
hooks BY both hands. and hung thsgs
while his screams horrihed the nsighbos-
hood. He was rescued and taken to q
hospital. both of his hands being hodlv
locerated-E i Ledo0.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
That Old School House.
Correspondence Of the PnIdfkd Netrs-
PALATKA, FLA. Nav 3

Correspondence or the Putdfhu Nctfs-
PALATKA, FLA, May 81.
The old school house has served to
educe morals and communicate learning
1t has been the occasion of considerable
literature for THE PALATKA NEWS Its
history in time will be interesting, II is
now the Alma Mater of many good
people. That it is poor and unadorned,
even an old shanty is the worst that can
be said of it. Would that this was the
worst THAI can be said of some people.
The old school house was not always a
reproach to Palatka, and the county of
Putnam.
1t is about twenty years since the
Board of Public instruction. of which
Rev. j. w. Thomas, C. ellis. and prob
ably DIR. McMeekin and c. W. Pratt,
Were members, delegated power to Mr..
ellis to purchase land and erect a school
house.
The Board, in the spirit of justice, did
this for Palatka, because Palatka, for
want of a school house had not previously
received its full share of the school
money, although a large contributor in
taxation to the money. Mr.. ellis pur-
chased land then mostly covered with
the water of willow pond and erected
school house. The land is now worth
more than the cost of land and house. 1t
belongs to all the people of the county.
Some good teachers have taught in that
old school house Soon there NAV be- a
new regime able and willing to establish a
high or graded school in Palatka or else
where in the county. Other counties
have such schools.
Capt. r. j. Adams offers TO be one of
four to pay c. V. Waugh, of Gainesville,
81 200 to teach here one year high
school. Mr.. Waugh consented To teach
one year for this sum. in expectation of
establishing permanent high school in
Palatka. Mr.. S. j. Kennerly offers to
give 800, Maj. Conant offers to pay for
his son 800. c. ellis offers 800, Mr..
Echois offers to pay 800 and some others
are waiting to decide. Mr.. and Mrs.
Waugh have better offers elsewhere, but
he likes Palatka and would expect To es-
of good reputation, equal To any of our
ordinary colleges. This is to make man
ifest that Palatka has some good mate
rial to start and support "A high school
and only needs organization under "A
| good head. PIIILOS.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
C. z. Johnsnn,s Eseanade

The Sanford journal of Monday.
gives the following account of the es-
capade of c. p. Johnson. arrested i'm
New York city on Saturday evening
last, as stated in our dispatches yester-
day morning:
THE community was somewhat
amazed on Friday last, when it was
learned that Mr.. c. p. johnson had left
the city the night before, under circum-
stances not very complimentary to him.
johnson is a man who has been in San
ford for three or four years, is n carpen-
ter and has done good deal of contract
ing in Sanford. He has but recently
finished the building for the Sanford
Wire Fence Company, for which he
drew the pay the afternoon be-
fore taking his departure for
New York. city, his former home
He left his help unpaid, and for the past
few days it turns out that he had been
unusually active in getting together ar
ticies of clothing and others that were of
easy transportation, none of which did
he offer to pay for. His bills about town
are continually coming to light, and will
no doubt reach the sum of 5000 or 800.
ne look the steamer at Savannah for
New York on Friday.
Saturday night a telegram was sent
TO the chief of police at New York. and
this morning that official sends a mes
sage that he has arrested Mr. johnson,
ana asks for further instruction. Some
one wiH De sent at once to take charge
Oh the prisoner and bring him back :
Wnen ne viii be tried ON the CHARGE Of
obtaining goods and money under false
pretenses-"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
4 PiOuS Thief.

When Gen. Martinez, of Mexico, was
fighting against Macmillan. he and his
soldiers were in the habit of taking what
they wanted from the people, even going
so far as to levy on the treasures of the
churches One day the sacristan of a
certain church found two of the soldiers
from the army of Martinez on their knees
before the altar of Our Lady of Guada-
Iupe- The shrine was covered with coins
and jewels placed there by devotees on
offering up prayers for the safety of alb
sent ones, or in gratitude for deliverance
from some peril. And one of the Ma
cheteros" was praying like this:
My dear, holy lady. I'm poor boy.
I've been in the army a year, and l have
not made anything so far. I've very
poor family. They may be starving.
I'm obliged to take some of these precious
things. If l have good luck in robbing
some other place will return these"
So saying he arose from his knoes,
walked up and coolly swept the shrine
of the valuables-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
CITY NOTES.

See notice elsewhere, of cottage to
rent.
JF Speck & Son have added "a pretty
new cut to their advertisement.
1t speaks well for the good order of
the town that there are so few police
court cases just now.
F. s. Paine, representing the Blood
Balm Company, of Atlanta, Ga, was in
town yesterday, and pleasant caller at
THE NEWS office.
A riderless horse, running like mad,
created some little excitement on Main
and Peck streets, yesterday. The horse
would make a good racer.
Col. III. III. Jones, of the Savannah
Morning Ne,rs, is in the city in the i'll
terest of that popular paper. He favored
us with a pleasant call, last night.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Ladies' Memorial Society will be held at
the residence of Mrs. III. a. Gray at
O'Clock p. M, Wednesday, June 1.
Mr.. b. l.. Lilienthal has moved his
store permanently to the Kennerly and
Hickman block, at the old stand of f. II.
Farrar & Co., where he has a very large
stock of goods on hand
There is nothing that looks so neat as
clean premises, or that shows better
taste and refinement. At the same time
such cleanliness insures good health, and
good health means wealth.
The gallant Gem City Guards will
give public drill this afternoon, which
will no doubt attract a large crowd to
witness their skill in the manual of arms.
The dill will take place at 4:3O O'Clock.
Mr.. A. p. Canova grew the first wa
termelon to ripen in this section this sea-
son. 1t was sold for 81 ON the
vine, and was brought to town yesterday
by young man and given to a young
lady friend
The can't-get-aways are having SPLEEN
did time of it so far, this summer, i'm Pa
latka. The weather has been delight
fully cool and pleasant, on the whole,
and as vegetables and meats have been
plentiful, we have Jared we'll
The live Lemon street jeweler, r. j.
Rifles, has an advertisement this morning
to which attention is directed. He has
recently made great additions to his
stock and is neatly and comfortably ar
ranged in his new quarters in the Baum
building, where he wishes all his friends
to call on him.
The Palatka Board of Trade will hold
its regular monthly meeting at the Board
of Trade rooms ON next Monday evening
when all the committees will be expect
ed to have their reports ready. 1t will
be very interesting meeting, and it is
to be hoped that every member of the
Board will be present and take part in
the proceedings.
A. N. Edwards & Co., will to-day
open a branch of their house up on Lem
on street. in the old stand of John Nc
Gill. The house has been thoroughly
overhauled and cleaned up, and will be
stocked with full line of whiskies
wines, cigars, etc. This house will be
under the management of Col. Knowl-
ton, who will be glad to have his many
friends call around and see him.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
Mr.. A. X. Meek. Jr.. Dead.

Mr.. A. r. Meek, Jr., died at II O'Clock
yesterday morning, in Jacksonville, af-
ter long Illness of consumption.
Mr.. Meek was well known i'm Palatka,
having, only n few years ago, married
Miss Matte Teasdale, the second daugh-
ter of Mayor II. r.. Teasdale. He was
an upright, honorable young man, liked
and respected by all who knew him, and
his death will be sincerely regretted To
his young wife we extend our most
heartfelt sympathy in this, her sad hour
of bereavement.
AS will be seen by notice published
elsewhere, the funeral services will take
place at $50 O'Clock, this afternoon
from the residence of Mayor III. r. Teas
dale. The friends of the family are in
vited to attend.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01

Palatka National Banks Misfortune.
The report comes from the office of the
Comptroller of the Currency that the
Palatka National Bank was closed be-
cause the capital stock was impaired to
the extent of $4,000. The stock of the
bank is in good hands, aud the belief is
expressed by the Comptroller that the
loss will be paid in full-that none of the
depositors will be hurt. A receiver is to
be appointed
Owing to the word ''Palatka" appear
ing in both titles some persons seemed
confused yesterday as to which of our
National Banks was meant. Needless to
say our merchants and moneyed men
knew that the First National Bank of
Palatka, of which Mr.. Vinegar is Presi-
dent, is one of the most solid and pros
porous banks in Florida No healthier
statements can be produced by any
National Bank in the country.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
Very Fine Onions.

Messrs. T.. C.. & C.. S. Tiffany, of San
Mateo, brought down a sample lot of
their onion crop yesterday, which shows
what Florida sand can do in the way of
producing this fine vegetable. There
were three varieties in the lot-Silver
King, White Pearl and the Red Ber-
muda, all very large and shapely. These
onions produced from six hundred to
seven hundred and fifty bushels to the
acre.
The truck farm of the Messrs. Tiffany
is one of the finest in the State, and their
vegetables always command the very
highest prices in the market on account
of their general excellence, and espe-
cially the neat manner i'm which they are
packed for shipment. The onion crop is
but specimen of their other crops, and
shows how productive our land can be
made with intelligent cultivation.
The Messrs. Tiffany realize So a bushel
for these onions. and declare that they
are more profitable than oranges. They
ship none North. and do not put them
selves at the mercy of the Northern COM
mission men. Their sales are almost all
made in Florida, the farthest point
with which they deal being Savan-
nah. Here is pointer" for those truck
| growers who seem to prefer shipping
North at q loss, to selling in their neigh
boring markets at profit. Their care
full selections of seeds of only the best
varieties, both in intrinsic excellence and
adaptability 10 Florida, and the care and
intelligence they use in cultivation are
factors i'm their success. They will have
no scrubs"
These onions, many of which measure
five inches in diameter, are on exhibition
at the Board of Trade rooms.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
Post-Omce Directory.
OFFICE HOURS

General Delivery-Opeu at SD a. m; closes
at D. m !.
Money Order-Open at SD a. m; closes ut
p. IN
General Delivery on Sunday-From n. IN. to
go a. m and after arrival of Northern mail
MAILS ARRIVE AND CLOSE
Northern mail arrives at TO- Is a. m. and I'll
ID. m; closes at 1870 H. m and AID p m
Jacksonville mail arrives at 81 p. m; closes
at 40 p. IN.
Southern mail arrives at All a. m. and 1l-1T
a. m: closes at 80 a. m. and l.;D p. m
St Augustine mail arrives at 9.3D a. m. and
500 d. m; closes at 1870 u. m. and 40 p. IN.
valatka and Drayton Island mail arrives mt
10 % a. m: closes at 10 p. m
Palatka and Tocoi mail arrives at 10.1O a. m;
closes at LILO p m
Palatka and Daytona-Arrives at ll-Oba m,
leaves at 155 ID.
Florida Southern Railway arrives at 4JO y.
m; closes at $40 u. IN.
PaIatka and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS every Sat
urtiay at II NJ, and closes at L.. L pm
Northern mails ON sunday close at I'D u. m.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
No Liquor Sold Yesterday! Indeed!
New York Herald May

Yesterday was a moderately dry Sun
day. 1t was not extra dry, however,
as We're the three preceding Sundays.
The saloon keepers have given up all
faith in the proverb. Virtue is its own
reward" 1t has not panned out as thay
expected. and they have come to the
conclusion that there is mistake some
where. They had spasm of respect
for the excise laws, embroidered with
the hope that they would be amended
But the amendment has broken down.
like Holms lone boss shay" it has been
mislald; II was wrongly directed and
has been sent to- the dead letter Office.
And now they have determined that the
law itself shall become a dead letter too
There sits the saloon keeper with his
hands in his empty pockets, glum and
melancholy: there also is long row of
inviting decanters, filled with Heaven
knows what, since this is a wicked and
adulterating generation, and there are
longing customers. their vitals consumed
with thirst like that of the Desert of
Sahara.
What is the result, Mayor Hewitt /:
Why that New York can be virtuous
for three Sundays, but not for four. Yes
terday was the straw that broke
the camels back. The curtains
which have heretofore been drawn
up were conspicuously down. That side
door, which on previous occasions had
refused to listen to the mystic raps of
the initiated. swung on its cunning
hinges, and the noble ship of state fioated
over the bar ON a rather high tide of
mixed drinks.
That rs the record of yesterday. Like
the weather in April, the saloons were
''open and shut" all day. The friendly
and ascetic policemen were numerous on
the avenue. counting the different colors
of the ladies' parasols, all unaware of
wrong. No. it was not an
extra dry" day, but everybody kept
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
A Card From the PaIatka Board Of
Health.
PALATKA, FLA, MAY 81.

PAIATKA, Fla, May 81.
Editor Of the PdLttka Ners.
At the last meeting of the Board of
Health in and for Putnam County, the
Secretary was instructed to inform the
citizens of Palatka and Putnam county
that any and all communications COM
planning of nuisance or pointing out feat
ures detrimental to HEALTHY that are
known to- exist will be carefully consid-
cred and such communications shall be
kept private.
JOHN c. AMEs. NJ. d.. Sec'y.
BY order of the Board of Health.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
BY order of the Board of Health.
LATEST THING IN HYPNOTISM
Strange Experiments Made i'm n Partisan
Hospital.
London Televraph.


The chief French surgeons and medi-
cal professors have for some time been
carefully studying the effects of mesmer-
ism on the female patients of the Salpe-
triere Hospital, and Nj. Bablnski, a clint
cal surgeon of that establishment, has
just effected a series of experiments the
results of which would seem to open up
a new future for medical science. NJ
Babinski tried to prove that certain hys
terIcal symptoms could be transferred
by the aid of the magnet from one pa
tient to another. He took two subjects,
one a dumb woman, afflicted with hys-
terra. and the other female who was in
a state of hypnotic trance. A screen
was placed between the two. and the
hysterical woman was then put under
the influence of a strong magnet. After
"A few moments she was rendered dumb
while speech was suddenly restored to
the other. VI. Babinski also effected
temporary cures of paralysis in the
same manner. Luckilyfor his healthier
patients. however, their borrowed pains
and symptoms did not last long, and
they Were saved from a calamity almost
similar to that which befell DIR. Jekyl
when he swallowed too much salts and
irrevocably became Mister Hyde.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
Funeral Notice.

The friends and acquaintances of Mr..
and Mrs. A. r. Meek, Jr., are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral of the
former this afternoon at $50 O'Clock,
from the residence of III. r. Teasdale.
June /, 1887.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
A Romance OF the Period.

Omaha World:
First Omaha Dame-.'And so the we'd
ding of Mr.. DE Million and Dollie Dump
ling has been postponed!'
Second Omaha Dame-''Yes, they are
both sick"
We'll, Mr.. DE Million isn't quite So
young as he used to he, and it don't do
for a man of his age to stand at gate
every night until IL O'Clock this
weather"
No, that's true. His great grand
afraid he would not be in good health
again for some time. He is still suffer
ing from a wound, the result of a kick
from "A mule during the Mexican war,
you know"
Yes, by the way. what is the matter
with Dollie:''
she has the mumps."
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01

Eastern Florida, fair ,ceather, nearly
stationary temperature, Uaridbie ,cirds,
generally southerly. Western Florida,
local rains, nearly stationary tempero-
fure rdridbLe triads.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
Wasted Harmiessiy.

A pile of strength that would reach
half way to the moon is wasted in tins
country every year by people holding
up hymn books i'm church who don't
know a Il fiat note from the howl of a
brindle cat.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01

Waleott. the Quail Eater in Court.
One of the prisoners at jefferson Mar
ket yesterday charged with intoxication,
was William Walcott, the champion
quail eater WalcOtt said he was only
tired. Il know it" said Justice Ford. Il
saw you arrested, and it took two police
men to freshen you up" But Walcott
was all right in court and was dIs-
charpeI
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01

Putnam Chapter, No. Q, r. A. Masons.
Regular conyocations second and fourth
Mondays of each month.
w. j. VINEGAR, VI. f. H. L.
c. j. JOSEPH, Sec. mhll-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
Notice.

All persons indebted to the late firm of
Richardson K Co, will please settle the
same at once. thereby saving cost of col
lection. j. N BLACKWELL
my-6td&1tw Receiver.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
Notiec to CITY Tax PAYERS.

FoR RENr-Marrion' Restaurant and
Hotel Apply to R. r. REID my22-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
For Sale.

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.-St. Johns
Lodge No. 5, meets every Thursday even
ing at O'Clock.
w. .. WOLFF. X. of Il. and S.
a. III. LOCKWOOD, G.. c. my1S-W&Th
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
MARAET REPORTS.


NEW YORK. May 31--Excnange dull but
steady at 4sd1xft4ss Money easy at 41@Gs,
closing offered at l. Sub-Treasury, gold, SIS5.-
80; Sub-Treasury, currency, sl5,37s- Govern
ments duh but steady per cents. ass- State
Bonds dull but steady.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Cottage to Rent-Desirable, healthy
location. and rent reasonable. Apply to
G.. III. Stafford. jel-1m
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01

Orders received for putting in Water
Plies at the store of f. T Lane. Contrac-
tor for the Water Works company,
Prices low and work guaranteed.
Mich 23-tf T.. 7. LANE.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01

The City Tax Books will close on the
3Ist inst. All delinquents after that
date will be advertised. T.. $. Neck,
City Collector. my5-tjel
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-01
List or Letters.

List OF Letters.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
post office nj Palat ka, Fla, May ~, Iss5:
GENTIEMEN'S LIST.
Bithman Henry Met lain j. e.
B.ighley =. l.. Mcdaniel Thompson
Coleman Martin Price Moses
Darclie Thomas Small A. W.
Gary stephen smith NJ.
Irwin VIM. Spark \. T..
Ial~Siter W. III. Shot VIM.
Lee Albert VI. watisworth X. T.
LADIES LIST.
BOlen Fannie Marler Mattie
Hall Julia Oats Nancy
Hayes Mamie Thomas Mabel
Hunter Mrs. T.. A. Virgins Cornelia
Ingram Mary Winsbip Minnie.
Persons calling for the above letters will
please say advertised"
IIESJ- HARRISON, i. ".
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-14
ONE Of A POSSE K111ED.-There is great

ONE OF A POSSE KILLED.-There is great
excitement in the neighborhood OF Paw
Paw. ". Va, few miles east of Cumber-
land. Nd, over the killing Of Millard White,
ef Wheeling, one ola posse who started
from Paw Paw Friday night to punish
sui!ty couple. The tragedy occurred at
.,,int on Timber Ridge, some distance iron
lie town of Paw Paw. About week ago
). Mrs. Wallace, aged about thirty yeats.
left her husband and went to live with
man named Miller. The neighbors notified
The couple to leave the locality, when NIL
Ter and his new companion refused 10 90.
This so enraaed the neighborhood that
posse of men, among whom was Mr.. wal
lace. the deserted husband Of the woman,
started 10 the house where Miller ana the
woman were liging together, for the purpose
of tarring and featherug the couple. Among
the men in the posse waa Miilard White,
whe was in that locality attending the
funeral Of MS mother, VINO died few days
nefore. White was persuaded by the party
10 accompany them &c the house. Inc
,,arty arrived III the house about ten O'clock
Friday night. White was the first OF The
posse to enter. Miller spraug from his bed,
seized double barrelied shot gun, when
Was loaded with buckshot, and Killed Whlte
Instantly. The balance Of the party fled al
ter hearing the shot fired, which gave Miiier
q chance to make good his escape, ana from
last accounts he had not been captured, al
though large crowd are searching inc
country for him.